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Hey, Ive been looking at Mizuno for my next irons so I tried a few. Mainly the MP-57s. I liked the set and I can get them for pretty cheap however..... I hit the PW at least 50 times the first 3 I shanked the rest felt really really good. Was amazed how straight and consistent I could hit. However, the ball trajectory didnt go very high at all. With my 52 vokey my ball goes sooooo high and around 135 yards. Same DG shaft as the MPs. Kinda sails up then drops right down. With the MP-57 PW Im skeptic if it went that far and it definately didnt go very high at all. The "air time" seemed allright tho. I couldnt measure the distance very well but it seemed like 120-130 yards just by eyeballing it. All of the full shots went around the same distance. Just too add, I take pretty big divots. Am I hitting these irons correctly??? It seems Im gonna have to re-do my WHOLE golf set just to accomadate them...(how can you have a GW go farther then a PW?) Has anyone else experiance a really, really low trajectory with these irons? Is it just a matter of getting used to them and everything will work out?
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"Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf" by Ben Hogan
ripping_time replied to iacas's topic in Reading Room
I just read the first chapter and I obviously didnt know what I was doing before reading it....I THOUGHT I knew about grip but I had no idea. A question, it seems like the club grip slowly slips off my "palm pad" and into my actual palm after a couple swings...any advice? maybe Im doin something wrong or my hands are not meaty enough... -
Well it looks like instead of playing this week Im gonna spend it correcting a few flaws and hopefully improve the quality of my swing... -Shorter Backswing 10:30 swing??? I think my overall distance is gonna suffer which might be hard for me to swallow but I just gotta do it. -Use More Hip Ill over exagerate this and if I make contact doing that then I should be using alot less arms. I've been feeling it in my drives just not with any other club. -Back Foot/Weight Transfer) Il just keep the back foot planted while shifting my weight forward...I hope the back heel wont raise until impact we will see I have to work on this. -Too Steep(headcover drill/Lower plane) This is gonna be the HARDEST to correct imho. The headcover drill sounds really helpful tho Ill really work on it. Video is helpful. The shorter backswing combined with a slower start to my downswing should give me a headstart/advantage in correcting swing plane...Wont revert as easy if Im starting off TOTALLY differently. -Decelerating(Start downswing slower then speed up) This should help with using less arms...a better swing tempo, a smoother swing, and hopefully more clubhead speed. -Head Dip I honestly think this should correct itself after I fix the rest of my flaws. Mainly swinging with the arms and decelerating. Thanks for the responses! Ill post a follow up video next week or two with summary/results.
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I too have developed the dreaded sh***s
ripping_time replied to envoy98's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
Are you 100% sure the ball is not even "touching" the hosel?? I had a problem like this except it was for my wedges. My ball would hit the club face but it would also hit the hosel as well. It felt like a GREAT shot except my ball would take pretty much the exact same flight path as yours. -
My typical wedge shots are either really good(nice spin, really fat divots, distance, straight) or they go about 3/4 of the intended distance because Im hitting them fat...Its around 30/70 good/bad shot. USUALLY Im not insanely fat but more like scraping the top of the turf, then the ball and then earth. Sometimes it gets outta control tho and really bad. I feel if I can just adjust a few things I could be a good ball striker. Or not, I really havent had a video looked at or lessons... I could be doin everything WRONG. Im fairly new to the game and I DONT want to develop horrible habits early on. Here is a video of a typical fat shot of mine while I was out practicing: http://www.swingacademy.com/videoPlayer.aspx?id=3626 Im using a 52 degree wedge and the flag is about 145 yards away(can kinda see it in the video) which is my usual distance for that club if I dont scrap dirt first. I use a neutral to SLIGHTLY strong grip. Things I think Im doing wrong: -Seems like I have a major head dip... -My back heel lifts ALOT during the swing and not smoothly. Didnt realize this until I watched the vid. Ive read to transfer most of your weight to the front leg and this was my result.... good? bad? -I think I have a swing that starts out flat on the backswing but then gets steeper on the downswing. I dont have much of an issue with slicing them or anything is this really bad? -I know the head is suppose to be behind the ball(cant see from this angle) and the weight on the front foot...but is it possible my head goes too far behind the ball? Where should it be during impact? Things I HOPE Im doing right: -I think Im swinging with my hips alot more. Especially my drives but this motion isnt totally second nature yet. -I dont flare my elbow as much I try keep it tucked in -Weight transfer SEEMS good or am I transfering too much too soon?(heel lift issue) -Im pretty sure I never cast. Does it look like I generate decent lag? Well there is the vid. Is there alot that sticks out that I do very bad? Any comments/critiques/put downs are welcome thanks in advance and sorry I only have one angle...I can get another one from another angle if needed
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VERY low and fast slice with my wedges...(52-60)
ripping_time replied to ripping_time's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
Well I solved my problem and now Im making the BEST contact I ever had with the ball. Every single one of my wedge shots(full) were great. One the club head came in too steep and got caught in the ground but the shot was still good. The cure was stand back like a quarter inch more then usual and just take my normal swing TRYING not to think of slicing shanking etc. Just swing. Thanks for all the replies -
VERY low and fast slice with my wedges...(52-60)
ripping_time replied to ripping_time's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
I actually thought, because Im really digging down witha steep swing, that the club face twisted/delofted while the ball squished into the ground. Actually the shank thing sounds more reasonable lol -
VERY low and fast slice with my wedges...(52-60)
ripping_time replied to ripping_time's topic in Instruction and Playing Tips
Im not really familiar with shanking but after looking it up it might be it. Does the ball really have that low of a flight path? It doesnt seem like Im hitting it on the hosel. -
I played insanely great to start todays round(3/3 long fairways with my driver 3/3 greens with my 2nd shot all with wedges) when something crazy happened.... The next hole was a par 3 so I whipped out my 52 degree and took what SEEMED to be my best swing ever. So obviously Im looking skywards after the shot....I see a nice huge big mac divot flying through the air and outta the corner of my eye see my ball 60 yards out maybe 6 feet off the ground slicing hard to the right. And fast. I couldnt believe it...the shot felt so NICE etc....but such a horrible shot. Anyway, something like the next 7 or 8 shots were like that didnt matter which wedge I used. Whats going on? I really cant figure it out... Im sure this is a common problem.(my first year playing btw)
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The Best of all 3 Worlds! Nike Pro Forged Combo's
ripping_time replied to enis750's topic in Golf Talk
I think Im sold on these irons too....you ordered them from Dallas Golf??? BTW where in SK are ya Im in NB -
Indoor Putting Green
ripping_time replied to dakmon's topic in Balls, Carts/Bags, Apparel, Gear, Etc.
I was actually thinking about this recently and Im planning on building my own green in the basement. One of the requirements are that I would be able to adjust the breaks whenever and wherever I want. Anyway, my strategy is to buy a bunch of stiff foam(like the 5"stuff) and attach the green on top of it. Then I would make the cup and a putting area out of wood and seamlessly attach the turf on top of it joined with the rest of the green. To adjust the breaks all you would have to do is put something underneath the foam. -
Titleist Vokey Spin Milled
ripping_time replied to golf rules's topic in Clubs, Grips, Shafts, Fitting
Just searching around, does this seem like a good deal for these wedges?? They go by 10-15% shipping charge on the item on top of that. Vokey Spin Milled Wedges -
Have you tried video taping your swing and then examining it with a program like v1?? This has really helped me out alot with my swing plane.